Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae


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  • Gallery
  • Key to subgroups
  • List of species
  • Taxa, synonyms
  • Bibliography

Monochamus (Meliochamus)

Monochamus (Meliochamus) is the scientific name of a group of Lamiinae -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-


Monochamus (Meliochamus) Dillon & Dillon, 1959

Dillon, E.S. & Dillon, L.S. are the authors of the original taxon.

The type species is Monochamus homoeus Jordan, 1903.

Monochamus (Meliochamus) Dillon & Dillon, 1959 is the full name of the group-subgenus in the taxonomic classification system.

Monochamus (Meliochamus) has 3 species. The subgenus is a subdivision of Monochamus, genus ranked in the Lamiini tribe of Lamiinae.


Classification

kingdom
Animalia
~1,200,000 sp.
phylum
Arthropoda
~1,000,000 sp.
class
Insecta
~830,000 sp.
order
Coleoptera
~350,000 sp.
family
Cerambycidae
~35,000 sp.
subfamily
Lamiinae
21,820 sp/ssp.
tribe
Lamiini
1,856 sp/ssp.
genus
Monochamus
185 sp/ssp.
subgenus
Meliochamus
3 sp.


Group

(Meliochamus)  [3]

Subgroup of

Subdivided into 3 species


Gallery

Last images of Monochamus (Meliochamus), to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Monochamus homoeus, ♂ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Monochamus homoeus
♂ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
Monochamus homoeus, ♀ [JPRC], Lamiini, Gabon
Monochamus homoeus
♀ [JPRC]
Lamiini
Gabon
nop=0


Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography

  • key of Meliochamus • see Dillon & Dillon, 1959


List of species

  • Monochamus (Meliochamus) fallax (Dillon & Dillon, 1959)
  • Monochamus (Meliochamus) homoeus Jordan, 1903
    fig.
  • Monochamus (Meliochamus) isochrous Jordan, 1903


Taxa, synonyms

1 taxon refers to Monochamus (Meliochamus)



Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

  • Meliochammus ; Dillon & Dillon • Read. Pub. Mus. Art Gall. • 1959 • 9  : 4
  • Meliochamus Dillon & Dillon • Read. Pub. Mus. Art Gall. • 1959 • 9  : 4, 7, 24 [ nov key div ]
    details

    Meliochamus Dillon & Dillon • Read. Pub. Mus. Art Gall. • 1959 • 9 : 4, 7, 24

    General information

    • description ; distinctive characters ; key
    • new taxon/name